Project: Terminal 7 Site Redevelopment and Stormwater Conveyance Improvements Applicant: Port of Port Angeles
SEPA ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST
A. Background [help]
Note: Blue underlined text is revised language in response to mitigation conditions requested by the City of Port Angeles and per comments on the Shoreline Permit Application received from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe.
1. Name of proposed project, if applicable: [help] Terminal 7 Site Redevelopment and Stormwater Conveyance Improvements
2. Name of applicant: [help] Port of Port Angeles
3. Address and phone number of applicant and contact person: [help] 338 W. First Street Port Angeles, WA 98362 360-417-3452 Contact: Jesse Waknitz / Environmental Manager
4. Date checklist prepared: [help] 3/9/2017 6/29/2017 – Checklist Revised
5. Agency requesting checklist: [help] Port of Port Angeles (Port) & City of Port Angeles
6. Proposed timing or schedule (including phasing, if applicable): [help] Summer/Fall 2017 - Phase 1: Construction of stormwater conveyance and grading at the Port Terminal 7 Log Yard. This SEPA checklist is for Phase 1only.
Summer/Fall 2018 – Phase 2: Installation of stormwater treatment at the Port Terminal 7 Log Yard. Phase 2 will undergo individualized SEPA review as soon as the “principle features of a proposal and its environmental impacts can be reasonably identified… and the environmental effects can be meaningfully evaluated.” (WAC 197-11-055)
7. Do you have any plans for future additions, expansion, or further activity related to or connected with this proposal? If yes, explain. [help] Summer/Fall 2018 – Phase 2: Installation of stormwater treatment and associated stormwater conveyance at the Port Log Yard.
8. List any environmental information you know about that has been prepared, or will be prepared, directly related to this proposal. [help]
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The proposed stormwater improvements will be designed and constructed to meet the conditions and per the guidance detailed in the following documents: 1. Industrial Stormwater General Permit (ISGP) NPDES, State of Washington Department of Ecology, December 3, 2014. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/Programs/wq/stormwater/industrial/index.html
2. Washington State Marine Terminal AKART and ISGP Corrective Action Guidance Manual, Washington Public Ports Association, December 2014. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/stormwater/industrial/2014Dec.WAStateMarineTerminalCorrectiveAc tionGuideManual.WPPA.pdf
3. Administrative Order 12801, State of Washington Department of Ecology, August 3, 2015. Included as Attachment 1.
4. Waterfront Stormwater Improvements Final Engineering Report, Port of Port Angeles, December 30, 2016. Included as Attachment 2.
5. Cultural Resources Monitoring and Discovery Plan for the Terminal 7 Site Redevelopment and Stormwater Conveyance Improvements Project, Clallam County, Washington, June 27, 2017. Included as Attachement 3.
9. Do you know whether applications are pending for governmental approvals of other proposals directly affecting the property covered by your proposal? If yes, explain. [help] None Known
10. List any government approvals or permits that will be needed for your proposal, if known. [help] City of Port Angeles Building/Clearing & Grading Permit City of Port Angeles Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Washington State Department of Ecology Construction Stormwater General Permit
11. Give brief, complete description of your proposal, including the proposed uses and the size of the project and site. There are several questions later in this checklist that ask you to describe certain aspects of your proposal. You do not need to repeat those answers on this page. (Lead agencies may modify this form to include additional specific information on project description.) [help] The Port proposes to install a stormwater treatment system at the Port Terminal 7 Log Yard (Site). The goal of proposed treatment system is to meet the permit benchmarks values established under the Industrial Stormwater General Permit (ISGP) administered by the Washington Department of Ecology (ECY). The first phase for the implementation of a treatment system is the construction of an improved stormwater conveyance system to direct runoff to a single outfall. Stormwater from the Site currently discharges to Port Angeles Harbor via multiple catch basins with approximately eight corresponding outfalls.
Specific project elements included under this Phase 1 project (See attached Figures 2a & 2B):
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Abandonment of existing catch basins. and outfalls.
Regrade Site so that overland flow conveys stormwater runoff to proposed lift station. The proposed regrading of the site will be an approximate 1 foot reshape of exiting surface contours across the 10-acre site with an estimated 3,000 cubic yards of fill and 4,000 cubic yard of export.
Install settling vault, lift station/valve vault, settling vault, above ground equalization tank manhole and approximately 3,000 1,100 feet of pressure main pipe to convey stormwater to future treatment area to proposed lift station. (Treatment will be designed and constructed under Phase 2). Pipe to be 18” to 20” in diameter ductile iron, installed to depths of 18” to 48” below final surface grade. Pipes to be 8” to 24” diameter, PVC, installed to a depth of 4’ below the ground surface.
Utilize existing Outfall 1, located at approximately Lat 48.131319 & Long -123.460804, for point of discharge for Phase 1 and Phase 2 of this project.
In the interim, prior to the completion of Phase 2, discharge stormwater to existing City of Port Angeles storm drain and to existing Port Outfall-7.
Following the construction of Phase 1 listed above the Port will conduct bench and pilot testing utilizing stormwater collected at or near Outfall 1 to aid in the final design of a treatment system. Outfall-7 and/or just prior to City storm drain line to aid in the final design of a treatment system.
12. Location of the proposal. Give sufficient information for a person to understand the precise location of your proposed project, including a street address, if any, and section, township, and range, if known. If a proposal would occur over a range of area, provide the range or boundaries of the site(s). Provide a legal description, site plan, vicinity map, and topographic map, if reasonably available. While you should submit any plans required by the agency, you are not required to duplicate maps or detailed plans submitted with any permit applications related to this checklist. [help] The project will occur at the Port Terminal 7 Log Yard located at 1433 Marine Drive, Port Angeles, WA 98363 in Township 30 N, Range 6 West, Section 4, Clallam County. See attached Figures 1 and 2 for an overview of the project location and existing conditions.
B. ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS [help]
1. Earth [help] a. General description of the site: [help]
(circle one): Flat, rolling, hilly, steep slopes, mountainous, other ______
Heavily modified industrial shoreline.
b. What is the steepest slope on the site (approximate percent slope)? [help] The steepest slopes in the project area occur along the armored shoreline bank. The slopes vary but are generally inclined at about 2 to 1 (horizontal to vertical).
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c. What general types of soils are found on the site (for example, clay, sand, gravel, peat, muck)? If you know the classification of agricultural soils, specify them and note any agricultural land of long-term commercial significance and whether the proposal results in removing any of these soils. [help] The soils at the site are mapped as “Beaches” on the USDA Web Soil Survey (https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm ). From previous excavation and geotechnical work at the Site the soils/fill are known to consist of beach and tideland deposits overlain by 4’ to 12’ of fill material consisting of dredge fill sand, pit run, and industrial debris consisting of concrete debris and wood debris.
d. Are there surface indications or history of unstable soils in the immediate vicinity? If so, describe. [help] No indications or history of unstable soil are known in the immediate vicinity of the project. e. Describe the purpose, type, total area, and approximate quantities and total affected area of any filling, excavation, and grading proposed. Indicate source of fill. [help] Approximately 27,000 cy 4,000 of upland soil will be excavated and 5,000 3,000 cy of clean fill will be placed to regrade approximately 12 10 acres of the site. See attached Figure 2.
f. Could erosion occur as a result of clearing, construction, or use? If so, generally describe. [help] No, during construction the appropriate BMPs per the 2012 Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington (SWMMWW) will be implemented.
g. About what percent of the site will be covered with impervious surfaces after project construction (for example, asphalt or buildings)? [help] The existing Site consists of 100% of impervious surfaces with a combination of heavily compacted quarry spalls/crushed rock, asphalt paving, concrete slab, and elevated concrete slab. The proposed project will repave an area of currently impervious surface (combo of above mentioned surfacing) with approximately 85,000 square feet of asphalt paving. h. Proposed measures to reduce or control erosion, or other impacts to the earth, if any: [help] No, during construction the appropriate BMPs per the 2012 SWMMWW will be implemented.
2. Air [help]
a. What types of emissions to the air would result from the proposal during construction, operation, and maintenance when the project is completed? If any, generally describe and give approximate quantities if known. [help] Short-term emissions would result from construction activity and minor emission, relative to Port wide operations, will be generated during the operation of a diesel powered lift station pump. Sources of these short-term emissions may include construction equipment and contractor personal vehicles. It is anticipated that these emissions would be minor and short term. Long term emissions from the operation of the diesel powered Lift Station #1 pump are minor with fuel usage at approximately 200 gals/yr.
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b. Are there any off-site sources of emissions or odor that may affect your proposal? If so, generally describe. [help] No such emissions are known.
c. Proposed measures to reduce or control emissions or other impacts to air, if any: [help] Construction equipment will be maintained in proper working order. Equipment will not be allowed to idle for long periods. The Lift Station #1 pump will be maintained in proper working order.
3. Water [help]
a. Surface Water:
1) Is there any surface water body on or in the immediate vicinity of the site (including year-round and seasonal streams, saltwater, lakes, ponds, wetlands)? If yes, describe type and provide names. If appropriate, state what stream or river it flows into. [help] Yes, the marine waters of Port Angeles Harbor.
2) Will the project require any work over, in, or adjacent to (within 200 feet) the described waters? If yes, please describe and attach available plans. [help] Yes, all the work related to this project will occur directly adjacent to Port Angeles Harbor.
3) Estimate the amount of fill and dredge material that would be placed in or removed from surface water or wetlands and indicate the area of the site that would be affected. Indicate the source of fill material. [help] Not Applicable
4) Will the proposal require surface water withdrawals or diversions? Give general description, purpose, and approximate quantities if known. [help] Not Applicable
5) Does the proposal lie within a 100-year floodplain? If so, note location on the site plan. [help] Yes, the construction of the lift stations will be at and below the 100-yr floodplain
6) Does the proposal involve any discharges of waste materials to surface waters? If so, describe the type of waste and anticipated volume of discharge. [help] No, this project does not involve any discharge of waste material to surface waters. The completed project will enable the discharge of stormwater per the existing Industrial Stormwater General Permit WAR000314.
b. Ground Water:
1) Will groundwater be withdrawn from a well for drinking water or other purposes? If so, give a general description of the well, proposed uses and approximate quantities
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withdrawn from the well. Will water be discharged to groundwater? Give general description, purpose, and approximate quantities if known. [help] Not Applicable
2) Describe waste material that will be discharged into the ground from septic tanks or other sources, if any (for example: Domestic sewage; industrial, containing the following chemicals. . . ; agricultural; etc.). Describe the general size of the system, the number of such systems, the number of houses to be served (if applicable), or the number of animals or humans the system(s) are expected to serve. [help] Not Applicable
c. Water runoff (including stormwater):
1) Describe the source of runoff (including storm water) and method of collection and disposal, if any (include quantities, if known). Where will this water flow? Will this water flow into other waters? If so, describe. [help] The completed stormwater conveyance system will collect stormwater generated at the Port Log Yard and in the interim discharge stormwater to an existing manhole and Outfall-1 to existing Outfall-7 and the City storm drain line, prior to the implementation of stormwater treatment at the site in 2018.
2) Could waste materials enter ground or surface waters? If so, generally describe. [help] Per the ISGP at the site standard spill response BMPs detailed in the 2012 SWMMWW are and will continue to be implemented at the Site. Also, the pump intakes at both the proposed lift stations will always be set below the water level due to floats or pressure transducer system, thus any floating petroleum products will be contained and not pumped through the system.
3) Does the proposal alter or otherwise affect drainage patterns in the vicinity of the site? If so, describe. [help] Yes the project will eliminate and abandoned multiple single pipe outfalls and multiple catch basins and reroutes stormwater from the Site to a single existing outfall.
d. Proposed measures to reduce or control surface, ground, and runoff water, and drainage pattern impacts, if any: [help] Not applicable. The goal of this project is to meet the conditions of the Industrial Stormwater General Permit and Administrative Order 12801.
4. Plants [help]
a. Check the types of vegetation found on the site: [help]
____deciduous tree: alder, maple, aspen, other ____evergreen tree: fir, cedar, pine, other ____shrubs ____grass
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____pasture ____crop or grain ____ Orchards, vineyards or other permanent crops. ____ wet soil plants: cattail, buttercup, bullrush, skunk cabbage, other ____water plants: water lily, eelgrass, milfoil, other Scotch broom, Himalayan blackberry, English ivy other types of vegetation
b. What kind and amount of vegetation will be removed or altered? [help] None
c. List threatened and endangered species known to be on or near the site. [help] No threatened or endangered plant species are known to be on or near the project sites.
d. Proposed landscaping, use of native plants, or other measures to preserve or enhance vegetation on the site, if any: [help] Not Applicable
e. List all noxious weeds and invasive species known to be on or near the site. [help] Scotch broom, Himalayan blackberry, English ivy at top and on rip rap slope of the shoreline. Program in place to control these species.
5. Animals [help]
a. List any birds and other animals which have been observed on or near the site or are known to be on or near the site. [help]
Examples include:
birds: hawk, heron, eagle, songbirds, other: Seagulls mammals: deer, bear, elk, beaver, other: Raccoons fish: bass, salmon, trout, herring, shellfish, other ______
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b. List any threatened and endangered species known to be on or near the site. [help] The following species could potentially be present within the vicinity of the project: Species Name ESA Critical Habitat Critical Scientific Listing in or near Port Common Name ESU or DPS* Habitat Name Status Angeles Harbor Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus Puget Sound ESU Threatened Designated Yes tshawytscha) Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus Hood Canal ESU Threatened Designated Yes tshawytscha) Steelhead (Oncorhynchus Puget Sound DPS Threatened Designated Yes mykiss) Bull Trout (Salvelinus Coastal Puget Threatened Designated Yes confluentus) Sound DPS Orca (Orcinus orca) Southern Resident Endangered Designated Yes DPS Humpback Whale (Megaptera N/A Threatened Not designated N/A novaeangliae) or Proposed Green Sturgeon (Acipenser Southern DPS Threatened Designated Yes medirostris) Boccaccio (Sebastes Puget Sound/ Endangered Designated No paucispinis) Georgia Basin DPS Yelloweye (Sebastes Puget Sound/ Threatened Designated No Rockfish ruberrimus) Georgia Basin DPS Canary Rockfish (Sebastes Puget Sound/ Threatened Designated No pinniger) Georgia Basin DPS Pacific Eulachon (Thaleichthys Southern DPS Threatened Designated No pacificus) Marbled (Brachyramphu CA/WA/OR DPS Threatened Designated No Murrelet s marmoratus) Northern Spotted (Strix Northern DPS Threatened Designated No Owl occidentalis caurina)
c. Is the site part of a migration route? If so, explain. [help] The harbor adjacent to the Site may be used during migration periods by salmonids, including bull trout, Chinook and chum salmon, and steelhead and green sturgeon. This project has no elements in the water or directly on the shoreline. Or the proposed improvements will occur within the upland.
d. Proposed measures to preserve or enhance wildlife, if any: [help] Not Applicable
e. List any invasive animal species known to be on or near the site. [help] None Known.
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6. Energy and Natural Resources [help]
a. What kinds of energy (electric, natural gas, oil, wood stove, solar) will be used to meet the completed project's energy needs? Describe whether it will be used for heating, manufacturing, etc. [help] Phase 1 will require electricity and diesel fuel to power the two lift station pumps. The pump at lift station#1 will consist of a ScrewSucker System powered by diesel fuel. A ScrewSucker pump will be used at this location because of the clog free design and the ability to utilize the pump at other locations around the Port during emergency operations.
b. Would your project affect the potential use of solar energy by adjacent properties? If so, generally describe. [help] Not Applicable
c. What kinds of energy conservation features are included in the plans of this proposal? List other proposed measures to reduce or control energy impacts, if any: [help] None Proposed
7. Environmental Health [help]
a. Are there any environmental health hazards, including exposure to toxic chemicals, risk of fire and explosion, spill, or hazardous waste, that could occur as a result of this proposal? If so, describe. [help] The ScrewSucker pump at Lift Station #1 will be diesel powered and thus will have a double walled fuel tank with a 50 gallon capacity. This above ground pump will be protected with ecology blocks and any spills will be contained in the lift station vault. A spill kit per the ISGP will be staged adjacent to the Lift Station #1pump.
1) Describe any known or possible contamination at the site from present or past uses. [help] The project area was the site of a saw mill, pulp mill and a shingle mill in the past and multiple rail lines ran on and south of the Site. Due to this past industrial use contamination at the site is possible. Due to this potential the Port reviewed the online WA ECY Facility/Site Database and the following sites were identified at or near the project area:
1. Facility/Site # 96747953, Levaque Co Inc Port Angeles Shingle, Leaking Under Ground Storage Tank(LUST) 2. Facility/Site # 15892, Tse Whit Zen Village Cemetery Recon, State Cleanup Site
No active information for these two facilities/sites was identified. Because of the past industrial activity at the site soil or groundwater contamination is possible at the Site.
2) Describe existing hazardous chemicals/conditions that might affect project development and design. This includes underground hazardous liquid and gas transmission pipelines located within the project area and in the vicinity. [help]
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See response to question 1 directly above.
3) Describe any toxic or hazardous chemicals that might be stored, used, or produced during the project's development or construction, or at any time during the operating life of the project. [help] The construction equipment used on the project will be powered by diesel fuel or gasoline. And will be fueled by fuel truck. The pump at Lift Station #1 will be powered by diesel and will have a double walled 50 gallon fuel tank.
4) Describe special emergency services that might be required. [help] No emergency services required.
5) Proposed measures to reduce or control environmental health hazards, if any: [help] Per the response to question 1 above, during the excavation of the force main line and associated lift stations any contaminated soil and groundwater encountered during project construction will be removed from the project site and disposed of at a permitted upland treatment and/or disposal site. This soil profiling if required will be conducted by the Port Engineer and prior to the start of work the contractor will be notified that work shall stop and the Port be notified if any contaminated media is encountered.
b. Noise [help]
1) What types of noise exist in the area which may affect your project (for example: traffic, equipment, operation, other)? [help] The area is industrial. The existing noise at and around the project areas will not affect the proposed project activities.
2) What types and levels of noise would be created by or associated with the project on a short-term or a long-term basis (for example: traffic, construction, operation, other)? Indi- cate what hours noise would come from the site. [help] Short-term increases in noise levels are expected from some construction activities and long term noise will be generated by the above ground diesel powered pump at Lift Station #1.
3) Proposed measures to reduce or control noise impacts, if any: [help] Construction activities will only take place during daylight hours. The long term operation of the Lift Station #1 pump is not anticipated to exceed the noise levels allowed per the City of Port Angeles Municipal Code. If noise is an issue during night time pump operations a noise reduction canopy or other noise reduction solution will be implemented for the long term operation of the pump. The Port currently operates a similar diesel powered pump at the Site and no noise issues have been reported.
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8. Land and Shoreline Use [help] a. What is the current use of the site and adjacent properties? Will the proposal affect current land uses on nearby or adjacent properties? If so, describe. [help] The current use of the site is a logyard and mechanical maintenance shop. Adjacent properties consist of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Tse-whit-zen village site (National Register of Historic Places # 14000848) directly west, a pulp mill (McKinley Paper) to the west, a public marina (Port Angeles Boat Haven) to the east, and the City of Port Angeles Right of Way (Marine Drive) to the south. No affects are anticipated to the current use at the site or adjacent property uses.
b. Has the project site been used as working farmlands or working forest lands? If so, describe. How much agricultural or forest land of long-term commercial significance will be converted to other uses as a result of the proposal, if any? If resource lands have not been designated, how many acres in farmland or forest land tax status will be converted to nonfarm or nonforest use? [help] No
1) Will the proposal affect or be affected by surrounding working farm or forest land normal business operations, such as oversize equipment access, the application of pesticides, tilling, and harvesting? If so, how: [help] No
c. Describe any structures on the site. [help] The structures at the Site consist of: (1) 2,000 square feet, Banding Shack consisting of timber and sheet metal construction;(2) 600 square feet, Chip Tower Conveyor Building consisting of cinder block construction; (3) 22,000 square feet, Port Mechanical Maintenance Shop, consisting of metal, timber and sheet metal construction; (4) 22,000 square feet, Former Fibreboard Rolling Machine Room Elevated Slab, consisting of a concrete slab supported by concrete posts and girders.
d. Will any structures be demolished? If so, what? [help] No e. What is the current zoning classification of the site? [help] Industrial Heavy f. What is the current comprehensive plan designation of the site? [help] Industrial g. If applicable, what is the current shoreline master program designation of the site? [help] High-Intensity Industrial h. Has any part of the site been classified as a critical area by the city or county? If so, specify. [help]
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The shoreline at the site is identified as Slope Stability Modified on the City of Port Angeles Critical Areas Map. i. Approximately how many people would reside or work in the completed project? [help] Not Applicable. No change from current conditions.
j. Approximately how many people would the completed project displace? [help] Not Applicable. No change from current conditions. k. Proposed measures to avoid or reduce displacement impacts, if any: [help] None
L. Proposed measures to ensure the proposal is compatible with existing and projected land uses and plans, if any: [help] None m. Proposed measures to ensure the proposal is compatible with nearby agricultural and forest lands of long-term commercial significance, if any: [help] None
9. Housing [help] a. Approximately how many units would be provided, if any? Indicate whether high, mid- dle, or low-income housing. [help] Not Applicable b. Approximately how many units, if any, would be eliminated? Indicate whether high, middle, or low-income housing. [help] Not Applicable c. Proposed measures to reduce or control housing impacts, if any: [help] Not Applicable
10. Aesthetics [help] a. What is the tallest height of any proposed structure(s), not including antennas; what is the principal exterior building material(s) proposed? [help] Not Applicable b. What views in the immediate vicinity would be altered or obstructed? [help] Not Applicable b. Proposed measures to reduce or control aesthetic impacts, if any: [help] Not Applicable
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11. Light and Glare [help]
a. What type of light or glare will the proposal produce? What time of day would it mainly occur? [help] Not Applicable
b. Could light or glare from the finished project be a safety hazard or interfere with views? [help] Not Applicable
c. What existing off-site sources of light or glare may affect your proposal? [help] Not Applicable
d. Proposed measures to reduce or control light and glare impacts, if any: [help] Not Applicable
12. Recreation [help]
a. What designated and informal recreational opportunities are in the immediate vicinity? [help] There is boating and crabbing in and near Port Angeles Harbor. The Olympic Discovery Trail along the waterfront is used for bicycling, roller blading, jogging, and walking.
b. Would the proposed project displace any existing recreational uses? If so, describe. [help] No
c. Proposed measures to reduce or control impacts on recreation, including recreation opportunities to be provided by the project or applicant, if any: [help] Not Applicable
13. Historic and cultural preservation [help]
a. Are there any buildings, structures, or sites, located on or near the site that are over 45 years old listed in or eligible for listing in national, state, or local preservation registers located on or near the site? If so, specifically describe. [help] Per the Washington Information System for Architectural and Archaeological Records Data and field observations the following historic properties or sites near or at the project site: 1. Tse-whit-zen Archaeological Site 45CA415 and National Register of Historic Places # 14000848, , Located directly adjacent and west of the project site. 2. Banding Shack, Built early 1980’s, At project site, No modification of this building is proposed. 3. Chip Tower Conveyor Building, Built early 1980’s, No modification of this building is proposed. 4. Port Mechanical Maintenance Shop – WISAARD Name: M&R Timber Warehouse, Built 1940, At project site, No modification of this building is proposed. 5. Former Fibreboard Rolling Machine Room Elevated Slab, Built in 1930’s, Building demolished in 1970’s, No modification of this structure is proposed.
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Project: Terminal 7 Site Redevelopment and Stormwater Conveyance Improvements Applicant: Port of Port Angeles b. Are there any landmarks, features, or other evidence of Indian or historic use or occupation? This may include human burials or old cemeteries. Are there any material evidence, artifacts, or areas of cultural importance on or near the site? Please list any professional studies conducted at the site to identify such resources. [help] Archaeological resources are known to be located along the Port Angeles shoreline and in the vicinity of the project area at the Tse-whit-zen Village Site. For previous work done in the project area the following professional studies have been conducted by the Port of Port Angeles:
It is assumed that the Tse-whit-zen village site (45CA523,National Register of Historic Places # 14000848,) extends east and west from the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (LEKT) Property, along the historic 1898 shoreline and it is highly likely that intact cultural deposits are present below the fill material of the Project Area at depths of 5’ to 12’ below the existing ground surface. Archaeological materials may also be present in the fill deposits within the project area because archaeological deposits from the Tse-whit-zen site or other nearby site may have been quarried and used as fill materials along the shoreline (Wessen 2007).
Pre-contact/Ethno-historic Period The modern-day City of Port Angeles is in the ethnohistoric territory of the Klallam (Clallam, S’Klallam), a Central Coast Salish people whose villages ranged along the north shore of the Olympic Peninsula from Hoko River to Port Discovery Bay, with some territory extending into the San Juan Islands and Hood Canal (Eells 1887:6-7; Gunther 1927; Waterman 1920) and inland to the crest of the Olympic Mountains (Wray 1997:39). Ethnographic reports and oral tradition place three Klallam villages facing north towards Ediz Hook along the shore of modern-day Port Angeles. Tze-whit-zen (or Tcīwī’tsen , 45CA523, mentioned above and directly adjacent to the Project Area), and I’ēnis (45CA468) at the mouth of Ennis Creek, were documented by Gunther (1927). A third village shown on a 1853 Coast and Geodetic Survey map near the paired mouths of Tumwater and Valley Creeks was recalled in childhood memories by LEKT elder accounts (Beery 2010:35).
Per Valdex and Watson-Charles from the LEKT website “The Tse-whit-zen village site was rediscovered in 2003 during the Washington State Department of Transporation Hood Canal Graving Dock Project. Construction and the removal of artifacts and human remains began in April of 2004. Eight months later, in December of 2004, all construction stopped. Although there were over 100 archeologists and tribal members working together, there were still numerous human remains and artifacts to be recovered. There were a total of 335 human remains and over 100,000 artifacts recovered. It is well recorded in historic documents that this area was a Klallam village site. Over a period of 60 years there were many mills built that desecrated the village site, but also preserved the site because when the mills were built, they covered the ground with 15 to 30 feet of back fill” (http://www.elwha.org/tsewhitzen.html).
Historic Period to Current Operations Permanent non-native settlement did not reach this outpost on the Olympic Peninsula until the late 1850s, when several men began to stake claims along the bay, which had also been given the name of False Dungeness Harbor (to distinguish it from the "real" Dungeness Harbor at present-day Sequim). One of these men, Alexander Sampson staked his Donation Land Act claim at the Project Area. These first settlers formed the Cherbourg Land Company in 1859 to plat a town site, but also sell lots. The original plat featured 38 urban blocks of twenty lots each plus 38 suburban lots with five urban blocks of acreage for a total of 803 parcels. Originally the town was named Cherbourg, but was renamed Port Angeles in 1862. In 1890, the town voted to incorporate as the City of Port Angeles, electing its first mayor and city council, and became the county seat for Clallam County (which moved from Dungeness).
By this point, the population of Port Angeles had grown from a few hundred residents to over 3,000 in 1890. At the project area, as the economy boomed in the early twentieth century as logging operations
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For previous work done in the project area the following professional studies have been conducted: Artifacts Consulting, Inc. - 2014 Terminal 1, 3, 4, 7, Fuel Pier and Transit Shed, Cultural Resources Survey Section 106 Compliance. Port of Port Angeles.
Cascadia Archaeology – 2016 Archaeological Monitoring for Excavation of Terminal 7 – Stormwater Pond, Port of Port Angeles, Clallam County.
Kanipe, Hayley, Gretchen Kaehler, Dennis Lewarch, Catherine Vaughn, Donald Tatum, and Lynn Larson - 2006 Final Data Recovery Excavation and Archaeological Monitoring at the Tse-whit-zen Site(45CA523), Volume II, Burials. Report submitted to Washington State Department of Transportation. Larson Anthropological Archaeological Services, Ltd., Gig Harbor, Washington.
Larson, Lynn L. (editor) - 2006 Final Data Recovery Excavation and Archaeological Monitoring at the Tse-whit-zen Site (45CA523), Volume I, Chapters 2 through 7. Report submitted to Washington State Department of Transportation. Larson Anthropological Archaeological Services, Ltd., Gig Harbor, Washington.
MacDonald, Douglas – 2006 A Report to the Govenor and Legislature of the State of Washington, The Hood Canal Bridge Rehabiliation Project and Graving Dock Program. Washington State Department of Transporation.
Wessen, Gary – 2007 An Archaeological survey and evaluation of the proposed Tumwater Creek Bridge Replacement Project Area, Port Angeles Washington. Wessen & Associates, Inc. Burien Washington.
Wessen, Gary – 2009 Archaeological Surveys of Selected Areas at Terminal 3, 4, 7, Port Angeles Harbor, Port Angeles, Washington. Wessen & Associates, Inc. Burien Washington.
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c. Describe the methods used to assess the potential impacts to cultural and historic resources on or near the project site. Examples include consultation with tribes and the department of archeology and historic preservation, archaeological surveys, historic maps, GIS data, etc. [help] This checklist and future SEPA determination will be sent to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation (DAHP). During the design process depths of stormwater pipes and the locations of below ground vaults were modified as requested and suggested by the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe archaeologist and staff. d. Proposed measures to avoid, minimize, or compensate for loss, changes to, and disturbance to resources. Please include plans for the above and any permits that may be required. [help] To address the inadvertent discovery of archaeological materials a professional archaeologist will monitor all ground disturbance activities during construction per a site specific monitoring and discovery plan. The following measures will be implemented to avoid and minimize the potential disturbance to cultural resources: This Phase 1 of the project originally included installing approximately 1,800 feet of below ground stormwater pipe from the proposed lift station vault, north and west along the LEKT property/ Tse-whit-zen Site boundary line to an existing Port stormwater manhole and associated Outfall -1. These improvements were removed from Phase 1 due to comments received from the LEKT and City that the proposed pipe would run directly across the historic shoreline and unexposed sections of the Tse-whit-zen Site. In the summer of 2018 during Phase 2 of this stormwater treatment project the Port will propose an additional pipe run from the lift station west to the proposed treatment location after sufficient cultural resources assessments and geotechnical evaluations have been completed.
The stormwater conveyance pipe proposed as part of this project will only be installed to a depth of approximately 4 feet below the ground surface. To protect this shallow pipe in a heavy industrial area it will be incased in concrete.
The cut and export of existing onsite fill material connected to the proposed regrading has been reduced from 27,000 cubic yards originally proposed, to 4,000 cubic yards. The regrading consists of an approximate 1-foot reshape of existing surface contours.
Prior to excavating for the the lift station, valve vault and settling vault the Port will employ ground penetrating radar under the direction of a professional archaeologist to screen for potential cultural resources.
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A professional archaeologist and archaeological monitors will monitor all ground disturbing work related to this project per the attached Monitoring and Discovery Plan (MDP), dated June 27, 2017.
14. Transportation [help]
a. Identify public streets and highways serving the site or affected geographic area and describe proposed access to the existing street system. Show on site plans, if any. [help] The project area is served via Marine Drive.
b. Is the site or affected geographic area currently served by public transit? If so, generally describe. If not, what is the approximate distance to the nearest transit stop? [help] The nearest transit to the project site is located near the intersection of North Cedar Street and Marine Drive, approximately 0.9 mile to the east.
c. How many additional parking spaces would the completed project or non-project proposal have? How many would the project or proposal eliminate? [help] Not Applicable
d. Will the proposal require any new or improvements to existing roads, streets, pedestrian, bicycle or state transportation facilities, not including driveways? If so, generally describe (indicate whether public or private). [help] Not Applicable e. Will the project or proposal use (or occur in the immediate vicinity of) water, rail, or air transportation? If so, generally describe. [help] The project will occur in the vicinity of water transportation at Marine Terminal 7 and log ramps to Port Angeles Harbor. Terminal 7 is currently used by the Port as a lay berth. The project area is directly adjacent to two operating log ramps used by the Port to place and remove logs from Port Angeles Harbor. f. How many vehicular trips per day would be generated by the completed project or proposal? If known, indicate when peak volumes would occur and what percentage of the volume would be trucks (such as commercial and nonpassenger vehicles). What data or transportation models were used to make these estimates? [help] Not Applicable
g. Will the proposal interfere with, affect or be affected by the movement of agricultural and forest products on roads or streets in the area? If so, generally describe. [help] The Port Logyard at the project area is used for the storage, sorting and debarking of logs. The construction of the project will be phased as to limit impacts to these activities. The completed project will support the logyard activities by providing the appropriate level of stormwater conveyance/treatment at the Site.
h. Proposed measures to reduce or control transportation impacts, if any: [help]
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REFERENCES CITED
Beery, Derrick - 2010 Combined Sewer Overflow Project: Cultural Resources Assessment for CSO Phase 1 Project, City of Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington. Prepared for the City of Port Angeles. Gunther, Erna - 1927 Klallam Ethnography. University of Washington Publications in Anthropology 1(5):171-314.
Kanipe, Hayley, Gretchen Kaehler, Dennis Lewarch, Catherine Vaughn, Donald Tatum, and Lynn Larson - 2006 Final Data Recovery Excavation and Archaeological Monitoring at the Tse-whit-zen Site(45CA523), Volume II, Burials. Report submitted to Washington State Department of Transportation. Larson Anthropological Archaeological Services, Ltd., Gig Harbor, Washington.
Larson, Lynn L. (editor) - 2006 Final Data Recovery Excavation and Archaeological Monitoring at the Tse-whit-zen Site (45CA523), Volume I, Chapters 2 through 7. Report submitted to Washington State Department of Transportation. Larson Anthropological Archaeological Services, Ltd., Gig Harbor, Washington.
Morgan, Vera (editor) - 1999 The SR-101 Sequim Bypass Archaeological Project: Mid- to Late-Holocene Occupations on the Northern Olympic Peninsula, Clallam County, Washington. Eastern Washington University Reports in Archaeology and History 100-108, Archaeological and Historical Services, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington.
Samuels, Stephan R. - 1991 Ozette Archaeological Project Research Reports, Volume I: House Structure and Floor Midden. WSU Department of Anthropology Reports of Investigations 63. Department of Anthropology, Washington State University, Pullman and the National Park Service, Pacific Northwest Regional Office, Seattle.
Valadez,Jamie & Camern Watson-Charles – Accesed 2017 Reflections of Our Past Hondering č̕ixʷícən Village. http://www.elwha.org/tsewhitzen.html
Waters, Michael R., Thomas W. Stafford, Jr., H. Gregory McDonald, Carl Gustafson, Morten Rasmussen, Enrico Cappellini, Jesper V. Olsen, Damian Szklarczyk, Lars Juhl Jensen, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, and Eske Willerslev -2011 Pre-Clovis Mastodon Hunting 13,800 Years Ago at the Manis Site, Washington. Science 334:351- 353.
Wessen Gary – 2007 An Archaeological survey and evaluation of the proposed Tumwater Creek Bridge Replacement Project Area, Port Angeles Washington. Wessen & Associates, Inc. Burien Washington.
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FIGURE 1: PROJECT LOCATION
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FIGURE 2A: EXISTING CONDITIONS & PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
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FIGURE 2B: EXISTING CONDITIONS & PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
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